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Webinar: How Biosimilar Rebates Shape Payer Policies, Provider Behavior
An upcoming webinar from MJH Life Sciences™ will address the payer rebate deals that limit provider choice of biosimilars and complicate clinical pharmacy operations.
More biosimilars are being launched, but numerous factors affect whether they become available in the clinic. On Monday, July 20, 2020, from 5 to 6 pm EST, MJH Life Sciences™ is hosting a webinar about how biosimilar rebates shape payer policies and provider options.
The program features a panel of leading experts on oncology practice and payment who will provide perspectives on how the structuring of biosimilar payment contracts at the payer level is affecting biosimilar access and cost at the provider level.
With more biosimilars, the expectation is that costs will decline and providers will have more freedom to choose the most appropriate medications for their patients. However, marketplace dynamics have made that ideal a more complicated objective than anticipated.
Providers who want to use biosimilars find their choices of these medicines often are determined not by clinical concerns but by regional payer-by-payer contracts that necessitate careful pharmacy planning, staff training, and sometimes, compromise.
Hear what our panelists have to say about these issues and how they deal with them. They are Kathy W. Oubre, MS, chief operating officer of the Pontchartrain Cancer Center in Louisiana; Ali McBride, PharmD, MS, BCOP, FASHP, FAzPA, clinical coordinator of Hematology/Oncology for The University of Arizona Cancer Center; and Timothy Chiu, PharmD, BCPS, pharmacist evidence analyst and strategist for Kaiser Permanente.
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The Top 5 Most-Read Gastroenterology Articles of 2024
December 21st 2024The top gastroenterology biosimilar news from 2024 highlight fluctuations in the adalimumab biosimilar market throughout the year, while FDA and European approvals for ustekinumab biosimilars are set to improve access and reduce costs for patients with Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis.
Biosimilars Gastroenterology Roundup for November 2024—Podcast Edition
December 1st 2024On this episode of Not So Different, we discuss market changes in the adalimumab space; calls for PBM transparency and biosimilar access reforms grew; new data for biosimilars in gastroenterology conditions; and all the takeaways from this year's Global Biosimilars Week.
13 Strategies to Avoid the Nocebo Effect During Biosimilar Switching
December 18th 2024A systematic review identified 13 strategies, including patient and provider education, empathetic communication, and shared decision-making, to mitigate the nocebo effect in biosimilar switching, emphasizing the need for a multifaceted approach to improve patient perceptions and therapeutic outcomes.
Biosimilars Policy Roundup for September 2024—Podcast Edition
October 6th 2024On this episode of Not So Different, we discuss the FDA's approval of a new biosimilar for treating retinal conditions, which took place in September 2024 alongside other major industry developments, including ongoing legal disputes and broader trends in market dynamics and regulatory challenges.
Stable Patient Satisfaction Found After Switching From the Humira or Biosimilar CT-P17
December 14th 2024A real-world study in France found patient satisfaction was stable after switching from either the reference product or a low-concentration adalimumab biosimilar to the adalimumab biosimilar CT-P17, a high-concentration, citrate-free formulation.
Review Confirms Clinical Safety of Sandoz Denosumab Biosimilar vs Originator
December 11th 2024Sandoz's biosimilar denosumab (Jubbonti/Wyost) has demonstrated analytical, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and clinical equivalence to reference denosumab (Prolia/Xgeva), supporting its approval and extrapolation to all approved indications.
